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especially from those nations that would use a cyberattack to weaken us. with the defense strategy that we have put in place, our hope is that we can deal with a wide range of threats. that we can do it in a way that meets our fiscal responsibilities. i don't think you have to choose between protecting national security and protecting our fiscal security as well. this strategy in our ability to confront security challenges that i talked about, it is out of very serious risk. not because of our capabilities. not because of what we can do. not because of the strength of the united states. we are the strongest military power in the world. that's not what creates a serious risk. what creates a serious risk today is the pervasive budget uncertainties that threatens our economic future and security. since the budget control act was passed in 2011, other agencies and the government have been living under this serious clout. the shadow. a shadow of sequestration. this legislative madness. it was designed be so bad -- so bad -- that no one in their right mind let i
especially from those nations that would use a cyberattack to weaken us. with the defense strategy that we have put in place, our hope is that we can deal with a wide range of threats. that we can do it in a way that meets our fiscal responsibilities. i don't think you have to choose between protecting national security and protecting our fiscal security as well. this strategy in our ability to confront security challenges that i talked about, it is out of very serious risk. not because of our...
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thus the people out there expect us to do and expect us to make tough decisions. here we are at the 11th hour needed to do that and that's why we're here talking about opportunities for us to get that done, let's do that. >> we're not going to be on the super committee. understand, you're on march 1st comes in sequestration hats, were not going to say that good. we'll continue to work and mitigate consequences. [inaudible] >> what is the nature of the tenor of the discussion? is that something consider? and if so, who's involved to an extent? >> they been involved in those conversations both at the committee level and the conference leadership. there's concerns about giving carte blanche transfer authority. chairman "forbes" and myself have been part of a discussion to say let's identify priorities of the service branches to determine where money is needed to really address the most severe and timely need and let's put together acr that allows that. we understand how we meet those needs as part of the discussion going forward. chairman has been an integral part of
thus the people out there expect us to do and expect us to make tough decisions. here we are at the 11th hour needed to do that and that's why we're here talking about opportunities for us to get that done, let's do that. >> we're not going to be on the super committee. understand, you're on march 1st comes in sequestration hats, were not going to say that good. we'll continue to work and mitigate consequences. [inaudible] >> what is the nature of the tenor of the discussion? is...
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you use sand, water, and a little bit of chemicals. all that, it all goes into trucks and it is all very heady freight. that's why tonnage overall is going better than the number of loads. that freight when you measure the weight counts were. very heady freight, that's flat bed. so again, temperature controlled is mainly food. although it's interesting, a lot more electronics are going in temperature controlled eric not have your degree but they don't want to get very hot or very cold. but most of temperature controlled is food. so anyway, this is interesting because it just confirms what we already know, we're producing more energy and housing starting to rebound. in this industry is than it was a few years ago. economy essentially rebound. it's not growing as fast as it should as marty shoji, but it has rebounded. but prior to the recession, we are not operating as many trucks as we once did your. .. and demand demand being the red line, the number of shipments and the blue line being the number of trucks we are operating, you can se
you use sand, water, and a little bit of chemicals. all that, it all goes into trucks and it is all very heady freight. that's why tonnage overall is going better than the number of loads. that freight when you measure the weight counts were. very heady freight, that's flat bed. so again, temperature controlled is mainly food. although it's interesting, a lot more electronics are going in temperature controlled eric not have your degree but they don't want to get very hot or very cold. but most...
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now, most of us aren't on the armed services committee. are we not entitled -- are we not entitled to have more than two days to consider one of the most important nominations the president has to make without having the distinguished majority leader accuse us of a filibuster? i mean, what we do in this body is debate. we debate issues. and in addition to that, there are a number of people on the republican side have asked for information for which they haven't received answers yet. now, in every one of those cases, those are not requests that i'm interested in. they won't produce answers that i need to know. they may be outside the range of questions that i think ought to be answered. but i think after only two days of a nomination being on the floor, that if republican senators have questions to ask and information to seek, that they ought to be allowed to do that. and that's what this is about. so what we have said, and -- and the democratic leadership knows this and we've talked in good faith through the morning -- we've suggested, hav
now, most of us aren't on the armed services committee. are we not entitled -- are we not entitled to have more than two days to consider one of the most important nominations the president has to make without having the distinguished majority leader accuse us of a filibuster? i mean, what we do in this body is debate. we debate issues. and in addition to that, there are a number of people on the republican side have asked for information for which they haven't received answers yet. now, in...
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thank you for using the word "dumb," so you gave me license to use it. it is dumb. it's an arbitrary date. march 1st has nothing to do with what's going on in the economy or the credit of the united states or anything else. it's a self-imposed deadline, and the impacts will be drastic. in maine, 7,000 jobs is the calculation. george may onuniversity did a study of what the impacts are state by state, and i commend my compleegs. they estimate 7,000 jobs, and 4,000 in the defense sector, and naval shipyards. it's a disaster. it's a self-imposed disaster that we don't have to do. it's also hitting the wrong targets. your budget as a percentage of gdp is relatively stable and, in fact, has been declining. nondefense discretionary spending as a percentage of gdp, and the growth in the budget over time and the deficit problem relates to health care, and the sequester has nothing to do with that whatsoever, and we have to have that discussion. it's terrible timing because it's in a time of fragile economy. i don't know if it can push us back into recession, but it won't he
thank you for using the word "dumb," so you gave me license to use it. it is dumb. it's an arbitrary date. march 1st has nothing to do with what's going on in the economy or the credit of the united states or anything else. it's a self-imposed deadline, and the impacts will be drastic. in maine, 7,000 jobs is the calculation. george may onuniversity did a study of what the impacts are state by state, and i commend my compleegs. they estimate 7,000 jobs, and 4,000 in the defense...
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if you look broadly at how people use their income, they use it two ways. they use it to spend money, or they save it. an income tax, consumption tax can be thought of as an income tax that exempts savings, pure and simple. there are lots of ways to do that, so there is not one consumption tax alternative; there are many. the four major ones to go through them quickly. the retail sales tax, which you are familiar with from the state practice, tax on the consumption when people buy goods, all collected from businesses, from retailers. there's the more common version of the sales tax used in europe and new zealand, australia, canada, japan, felt attacks on value added, which is basically a retail sales tax, but it's collected at each stage of production. it's a value added by stage and adds up to retail sales at the end. those two taxes are collected only from businesses. the third version is collected partly from businesses, partly from households, and that's often called the flat tax. it's really simply a value added tax, but instead collecting all value ad
if you look broadly at how people use their income, they use it two ways. they use it to spend money, or they save it. an income tax, consumption tax can be thought of as an income tax that exempts savings, pure and simple. there are lots of ways to do that, so there is not one consumption tax alternative; there are many. the four major ones to go through them quickly. the retail sales tax, which you are familiar with from the state practice, tax on the consumption when people buy goods, all...
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is putting us on a wrong road. now, our proposal we're making them and i was just tired, this is been kind of a work in progress. some of it is out in the market place but some of it's not. we're going to at fort hood to be a limit of what we're trying to do with her own exchange but under the confines of the affordable care act and the law of the land. and we're committed to work with them, those confines. like it or not that is the law. but the are what we call red lines that we will not cross over as a state. it's our exchange. we have a right to run it how we see fit. we are not taking federal money. there are no strings. it's our exchange. and so we are saying that the things that we won't do, one can we won't enforce the individual mandate. even though the supreme court has ruled that is constitutional, we still think it's bad policy. for a number of reasons. so, we are not going to enforce the individual mandates. and at every stage have the option to determine for themselves if they mandate makes sense. but
is putting us on a wrong road. now, our proposal we're making them and i was just tired, this is been kind of a work in progress. some of it is out in the market place but some of it's not. we're going to at fort hood to be a limit of what we're trying to do with her own exchange but under the confines of the affordable care act and the law of the land. and we're committed to work with them, those confines. like it or not that is the law. but the are what we call red lines that we will not...
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every year to 7 billion of us on this of us on the earth already use the equivalent of a planet and a half of resources. yet, 870 million people worldwide still today go to bed hungry. and by the year 2050 there will be over 2 billion more mouths to feed, many of them in the developing world. that's not sustainable. to keep up with this rapidly rising demand, we will need to increase global food production 70% by midcentury. as assistant secretary of state, josÉ fernandez has said that means producing as much food in the next 50 years as we produced in the last 10,00 10,000. think about that for a minute. between now and the time i grandkids are old enough to attend usda conferences on their own, we will have had to go as much food as we have grown from the dawn of recorded history to today. and we will have to do it without more land. compounding this problem are the effects of change in climate, which anyone who works close to the land can plainly see. last september, the cover of national geographic asked the question, what's up with the weather? and it's a very fair question. las
every year to 7 billion of us on this of us on the earth already use the equivalent of a planet and a half of resources. yet, 870 million people worldwide still today go to bed hungry. and by the year 2050 there will be over 2 billion more mouths to feed, many of them in the developing world. that's not sustainable. to keep up with this rapidly rising demand, we will need to increase global food production 70% by midcentury. as assistant secretary of state, josÉ fernandez has said that means...
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his amendment is not before us. what's before us is senator coburn's amendment, which would in effect eviscerate these protections for women against those defended. i want to respond, though, to senator cornyn, who has rais rad thoughtfully and pertinently some important questions about this legislation. and let me answer in two very affirmative and unequivocal ways. first of all, this bill would protect all of the rights currently guaranteed in the bill of rights. second, it would provide a right of appeal, first to the tribal courts in whatever process that's provided there, but then by habeas corpus to federal courts, where actually the bill of rights would apply with full force, in my view, as i read this bill. so, people should be clear when they vote on this measure, that the coburn amendment, in my view, would destroy, totally undermine and eviscerate the purpose and provisions of this bill that are designed to protect native americans against domestic violence and assault, and it would fully guarantee protec
his amendment is not before us. what's before us is senator coburn's amendment, which would in effect eviscerate these protections for women against those defended. i want to respond, though, to senator cornyn, who has rais rad thoughtfully and pertinently some important questions about this legislation. and let me answer in two very affirmative and unequivocal ways. first of all, this bill would protect all of the rights currently guaranteed in the bill of rights. second, it would provide a...
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if you want to tweet us, it's c-span wj. if you want to e-mail us, journal@c-span.org. what's the obama administration's approach to border security? >> guest: it's very interesting because now border security's becoming very complex. there's a strong border security component to the immigration reform bill that's being discuss ed and to the proposal that was put together by the so-called gang of eight senators who sat down in a bipartisan way and came up with a new proposal. their border security component is somewhat specific, and their whole immigration reform package hinges on securing that border. the obama administration proposal has more to do with interior enforcement, with changing laws of how we enforce verification of employment, the fact that people are here in the united states legally, all that kind of thing. and it's less specific on the border element of that. now, to me the whole hinge centers around what is a secure border. i mean, what is border security? and, in fact, there's no definition. it's subject to different interpretations, and what they're
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or even ice if we see miss use or improper use. i would like to comment on the fact that employers are told specifically in all the guidelines, memorandum of understanding and all the material that they are not to prescreen employees and if we become aware of any such behavior we immediately refer those cases. last but not least i want to comment on the review process. guana t n c comes through and the employer sits down with the employees, the employee can contest the cnc and they have eight days to contact the federal government and provide whatever information. i want to point out what generates a cnc is a mismatch between the data entered and the data we are checking against other databases. employee does have eight days to come to the agency, or social security, correct that data. it could take longer for us to make that correction we hold that case as pending and notified the employer. the other thing i would like to add is while we don't have a formal process for for the final non confirmation review we do review final non c
or even ice if we see miss use or improper use. i would like to comment on the fact that employers are told specifically in all the guidelines, memorandum of understanding and all the material that they are not to prescreen employees and if we become aware of any such behavior we immediately refer those cases. last but not least i want to comment on the review process. guana t n c comes through and the employer sits down with the employees, the employee can contest the cnc and they have eight...
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how could we use meaningful use to innovate? and then we can see about bringing it to farzad and his team. >> the last thing -- sorry, david. there is more hope now than i think we've seen ever in terms of getting these alignments in place, everything from the nqs and the buying value initiative to really the fact at hhs we are absolutely committed to getting these synchronized across the payment programs. so i see great hope though a lot of work remains. >> thank you all for your attention. enjoy your break and have a great conference. [applause] >> a wonderful panel. so as david says, you have a break now and recurrent session. join us back here for plenary -- from texas who is also the founder and chairman of the congressional health care caucus. so very important perspective on the year ahead. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> this health care event taking a break for now. if you missed any of this morning's speakers, by the way, you can see them again online at c-span.org/videolibrary. we have more live
how could we use meaningful use to innovate? and then we can see about bringing it to farzad and his team. >> the last thing -- sorry, david. there is more hope now than i think we've seen ever in terms of getting these alignments in place, everything from the nqs and the buying value initiative to really the fact at hhs we are absolutely committed to getting these synchronized across the payment programs. so i see great hope though a lot of work remains. >> thank you all for your...
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the president used the same we did. there is an espionage danger and the destructive danger. >> we could be facing a cyberpearl harbor. do you believe that? >> i don't choose to use that phrase myself. there is cyberdanger. i should have made that clear already. cyberpearl harbor is too easy. let me give you the dialogue. we could be facing a cyberpearl harbor why? why hasn't to happen? >> what do we do about it? >> i have to answer the question -- i don't have a good answer. i say there are great dangers out there and i fear the chinese president on these networks. is a matter of great concern and we ought to do something about it. want to talk about something? what can we do? number one, follow the advice my dad gave me when i was nine years of age after losing a fight, quote whining, act like the man and defend yourself. we can be more robust in defending our networks. that is one. we can make it much more difficult for others to access things that we consider to be of value for us. secondly, i would suggest, and you
the president used the same we did. there is an espionage danger and the destructive danger. >> we could be facing a cyberpearl harbor. do you believe that? >> i don't choose to use that phrase myself. there is cyberdanger. i should have made that clear already. cyberpearl harbor is too easy. let me give you the dialogue. we could be facing a cyberpearl harbor why? why hasn't to happen? >> what do we do about it? >> i have to answer the question -- i don't have a good...
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trust us, trust us, do it. so we just got back our report. and they conclude that there are several parts of the bill that project savings that will not occur, resulting in a shortfall of revenue over the life of the bill, and they indicate that it would add more than $6.2 trillion to the primary debt of the united states. in other words, you would -- it would take -- it's an unfunded liability of that much, it would take $6.2 trillion being deposited today, paying out over 20 years, over 75 years to supplement this program to keep it from failing. it will cost more than a dime. it will cost $6.2 trillion. it's another unsustainable program. it doesn't have dedicateed revenue. it's going to cost more than this, frankly, but this is the latest report that hammers this idea that it's not. so i guess what i'm saying is this is really serious. our total budget today is less than $4 trillion. this is going to add $6 trillion. our budget this year is about $3.7 trillion, $3.8 trillion. so as we spend, we take in about $2.5 trillion, we spend $3.7 t
trust us, trust us, do it. so we just got back our report. and they conclude that there are several parts of the bill that project savings that will not occur, resulting in a shortfall of revenue over the life of the bill, and they indicate that it would add more than $6.2 trillion to the primary debt of the united states. in other words, you would -- it would take -- it's an unfunded liability of that much, it would take $6.2 trillion being deposited today, paying out over 20 years, over 75...
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way for us to think about this. it's not just economic growth for economic growth's sake, it's economic growth that's building a middle class again in this country. and i wonder if you have thoughts about how we might approach the discussions on the committee with that objective in mind. maybe it's not the right objective. >> senator, i think it is the right objective. i think in the president's speech last night he called it the north star that we need to always keep before us as we go through each of the component policy areas, and tax reform is one of those. i think we've made some progress. the tax bill that was passed in january did go a distance to restoring some equity in the distribution of the tax burden. i think the distribution of income has been a real problem. it's one -- it ought to be possible for somebody who works 40 hours a week to earn a decent wage. it ought to be possible for anyone who is willing to work hard to make it into the middle class. and, you know, we have a lot of work ahead of us, bu
way for us to think about this. it's not just economic growth for economic growth's sake, it's economic growth that's building a middle class again in this country. and i wonder if you have thoughts about how we might approach the discussions on the committee with that objective in mind. maybe it's not the right objective. >> senator, i think it is the right objective. i think in the president's speech last night he called it the north star that we need to always keep before us as we go...
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around us and may their example spur us to love one another more deeply. i ask my colleagues as well as all kansans to remember the storms family in their thoughts and prayers in the days ahead. mr. moran: mr. president, thank you for the opportunity to be on the senate floor today to continue the -- the chance to tell my colleagues about the issues of entrepreneurship and the global battle for talent, the opportunity to start businesses, and the challenges we face from other countries in competing in this global economy. from our nation's earliest days, entrepreneurs have been the driving force behind u.s. economic growth and expansion. yet the state of entrepreneurship in america is not as strong as it once was. in today's global economy, an entrepreneur has more choices than ever about where to start his or her business. over the last two years, at least seven other countries have taken actions to better support and attract entrepreneurs. in the two years, the two-plus years i've been a member of the united states senate, seven countries have changed th
around us and may their example spur us to love one another more deeply. i ask my colleagues as well as all kansans to remember the storms family in their thoughts and prayers in the days ahead. mr. moran: mr. president, thank you for the opportunity to be on the senate floor today to continue the -- the chance to tell my colleagues about the issues of entrepreneurship and the global battle for talent, the opportunity to start businesses, and the challenges we face from other countries in...